(10:15:56) lxmaier: May I ask for a roll-call please?
(10:15:59) lxmaier: AlexMaier
(10:16:01) karlie: Karlie Robinson
(10:16:02) ***sankarshan is around but a bit tied up
(10:16:07) iWolf: JeffreyTadlock
(10:16:08) McGiwer: PawelSadowski
(10:16:16) sankarshan: SankarshanMukhopadhyay
(10:16:21) aks: AbhishekSingh
(10:16:40) lxmaier: Please open
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Schedule
(10:16:54) lxmaier: I will begin with the Famsco update
(10:17:44) lxmaier: As you know (or not), Famsco is receiving all
messages directed to info@fedoraproject.org , press@fedoraproject.org
, and these amount to about 10 a week
(10:17:52) Jerzy [n=Jerzy@fcy2.internetdsl.tpnet.pl] entered the room.
(10:18:26) lxmaier: we have been trying to take care of them in timely
manner, but sometimes it would take us a day or two to get back to the
requestor
(10:18:33) McGiwer: lxmaier  ca i say something? (it's important)
(10:18:38) McGiwer: *can
(10:19:01) lxmaier: so Famsco has discussed this, and we will soon be
redirecting the incoming messages to Fedora-Marketing list
mattfrye McGiwer mether MrTom
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zespol Fedora.pl").
(10:19:42) lxmaier: then the entire community will be able to help
answer to requests from people outside the Fedora project
(10:20:22) lxmaier: any comments about that?
(10:20:36) lxmaier: then i'll proceed with the famsco update
(10:21:02) lxmaier: we have approved PawelSadowski's request for
production of some T-shirts in Poland
(10:21:23) McGiwer: thx :)
(10:21:25) lxmaier: We have also approved and are supporting
JeffreyTadlock's Linux Day event
(10:22:23) lxmaier: Also, we have approved the expenses for a Fedora
Day in India, led by Satyadhyan
(10:22:41) lxmaier: this event included some basic training in Fedora use
(10:22:53) lxmaier: any questions/comments?
(10:23:15) lxmaier: then this concludes the famsco update
(10:23:18) lxmaier: next item
(10:23:27) lxmaier: Updates from the projects
(10:23:35) lxmaier:   FreeMedia : ThomasChung
(10:23:38) lxmaier: anyone here?
(10:23:49) McGiwer: yep
(10:23:52) lxmaier: karlie: mind giving us a quick update on the
sponsored media?
(10:23:54) McGiwer: i've just joined the project
(10:24:06) karlie: We're just about to start a new month
(10:24:36) karlie: We finished Aug with in a few days of closing the
list and we'll be doing more requests in september
(10:25:16) karlie: I've still got a ton of discs from Max and I've
lost count on how much postage On-Disk customers have purchased
(10:25:27) karlie: So when the list opens I'll just start sending
(10:25:30) karlie: eof
karlie kOoLiNuS
(10:25:36) lxmaier: great, thanks karlie
(10:25:50) lxmaier: McGiwer: do you have any updates on FreeMedia?
(10:26:26) McGiwer: lxmaier  no, i just want to inform about new member :)
(10:26:32) McGiwer: i will have to talk with someone
(10:26:41) McGiwer: to introduce me to the project
(10:26:48) McGiwer: i think it will be discussed on the list
(10:26:53) lxmaier: Thanks for joining McGiwer -- every member can
make a huge impact!
(10:27:04) lxmaier: Alright, next project:
(10:27:09) lxmaier: VideoContest : AlexMaier
(10:27:17) McGiwer: (i just want to know about more details about the
limit for next month etc.)
(10:27:26) lxmaier: We have finished the voting process and the winner
will be announced today
(10:27:28) lxmaier: eof
(10:27:41) lxmaier: next project:   Presentations : RahulSundaram
(10:28:06) lxmaier: mether: care to give us a quick update on how the
presentations and stuff are being updated in preparation to the FC6
launch?
(10:29:01) lxmaier: mether is away from the keyboard, huh?
(10:29:21) lxmaier: alright, anybody here who is helping him do this
and can give us an update?
(10:29:35) lxmaier: anyone wants to volunteer to help mether?
(10:29:40) McGiwer: i will contact him
(10:29:50) McGiwer: i want to help, but i need to know details
(10:30:00) McGiwer: so i will ping him today :>
(10:30:13) lxmaier: McGiwer: thanks for this
(10:30:19) McGiwer: n/p :)
(10:30:28) lxmaier: okay, let's review the upcoming events then
(10:30:37) lxmaier: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents
(10:30:45) lxmaier: Sept, 2006   Linux Day   Ilza, Poland - It will be
a presentation generally about Fedora, Open Source etc. It will take
place at my high school.    PawelSadowski   More info will be
available in September, after the school year starts.
(10:30:54) lxmaier: McGiwer: care to give a quick update?
(10:31:14) McGiwer: lxmaier  no
(10:31:18) McGiwer: not yet
(10:31:19) McGiwer: :)
(10:31:34) lxmaier: McGiwer: well, at least some general info, for the
people presents?
(10:31:43) McGiwer: yeah
(10:31:51) McGiwer: i will speak at my school
(10:31:55) McGiwer: about Open Source and Fedora
(10:32:02) McGiwer: maybe give away few DVDs
(10:32:14) McGiwer: maybe i will organize some competition
(10:32:25) McGiwer: so someone could win a Fedora T-shirt
(10:32:33) mether: lxmaier: I am here now
(10:32:43) McGiwer: (i want to keep them for other conferences)
(10:33:02) McGiwer: i think it will be about 45 minutes presentation
(10:33:10) McGiwer: eof
(10:33:18) lxmaier: thanks McGiwer, this is great
(10:33:23) lxmaier: any comments/questions?
(10:33:33) lxmaier: then let's move on
(10:33:50) lxmaier: is ClausReheis  present?
(10:33:57) lxmaier: GuillermoGomez ?
(10:34:04) lxmaier: JeffreyTadlock ?
(10:34:11) iWolf: Here.
(10:34:23) iWolf: Ohio Linux Fest - September 30th.
(10:34:24) lxmaier: iWolf: can you give us a quick update on the status of
(10:34:29) lxmaier:  Sept 30, 2006     Ohio LinuxFest 2006
Columbus, OH, USA
(10:34:38) lxmaier: go ahead, iWolf
(10:34:57) iWolf: A small group of us met this week to make more
concrete preparations.  We have price quotes coming in on production
of T-Shirts and stickers.
(10:35:14) iWolf: So we can finally submit costs to FAMSCO for
reimbursement before we have them made.
(10:35:27) iWolf: Estimated budget should be ready by this weekend.
(10:35:52) iWolf: We do have one question though.  We need higher res
logos for the T-shirts and stickers we have in mind.
(10:36:15) lxmaier: iWolf: greg or max should be able to provide that to you
(10:36:25) iWolf: Great!
(10:36:30) iWolf: Things are going well here then.
(10:36:32) iWolf: eof
(10:36:44) lxmaier: great, thanks iWolf
(10:36:57) lxmaier: questions/comments?
(10:37:06) lxmaier: moving one
(10:37:10) lxmaier: s/one/on
(10:37:26) lxmaier: a public service announcement:
(10:37:27) lxmaier: Oct, 11-12, 2006   LinuxWorld Netherlands 2006
Utrecht, The Netherlands -  LinuxWorld Netherlands
(10:37:34) lxmaier: still need owner for this event
(10:37:53) lxmaier: next event
(10:38:03) lxmaier:  JoeEarly or JonFautley present?
(10:38:14) lxmaier: moving on
(10:38:21) lxmaier: ChitleshGoorah here?
(10:38:31) lxmaier: LuyaTshimbalanga ?
(10:38:41) lxmaier: GeroldKassube ?
(10:38:54) lxmaier: anyone present who plans an event?
(10:38:59) aks: yeah
(10:39:11) lxmaier: aks please go ahead and give us an update please
(10:39:26) aks: on sept 1, its Software Freedom Day
(10:39:41) aks: We are planning a bunch of events on that day here in Nepal
(10:39:57) aks: actually a team called FOSS-Nepal has formed to look
over the events
(10:40:33) aks: Regarding Fedora, the opspit team is looking after
Installation and Troubleshooting of FOSS Packages
(10:40:51) aks: We have included (a small sort of ) Fedora Install
Fest at the event
(10:41:09) aks: more details could be found at
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/asia/Nepal/opspit
(10:41:34) aks: soryy on 16 sept
(10:42:01) lxmaier: EOF?
(10:42:05) aks: eof
(10:42:10) lxmaier: thanks aks
(10:42:34) iWolf: !
(10:42:40) lxmaier: aks, if you need any help with this, please send
an email to famsco, so we can see how much money we can give you for
this
(10:42:42) lxmaier: > iWolf
(10:42:51) aks: thanx iwolf
(10:42:56) aks: eof
(10:43:03) iWolf: I forgot to askk.  Is there a banner for the Ohio
Linux Fest we can use?
(10:43:12) iWolf: Or do we need to have one made?  We have a 6' table
at the Fest.
(10:43:22) iWolf: I thought there was one that got shipped around?
(10:43:37) iWolf: eof
(10:43:58) lxmaier: iWolf: I think there is one--ask Max, he had it last.
(10:44:11) iWolf: lxmaier: will do!  Thanks!
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(10:45:13) lxmaier: okay, anyone else with questions/comments/event updates?
(10:45:24) lxmaier: then i think we can close this meeting
(10:45:36) aks: !
(10:45:36) lxmaier: this meeting is now officially
(10:45:42) lxmaier: > aks
(10:45:51) aks: I forgot to add my event
(10:45:58) lxmaier: aks, please do that
(10:45:59) aks: I'll add the event to the Fedora Events page
(10:46:02) aks: eof
(10:46:03) lxmaier: thanks aks
(10:46:13) lxmaier: so the meeting is NOW officially
